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Firthy


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Hi all i ordered myself a chain today, supposedly "super heavy duty"

anyways beyond that i asked my mate that worked in a garage how much dave(the boss) wanted for a chain fitting

and said it comes with a split link id do it myself but i need tensioners putting back round

he replied "just **** them back round thats what there for"

i was under the impression you had to loosen the nut put it back to 1 then tighten them back up

which is the right way?

dont wanna be knackering stuff up haha



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You'll want to have the bike on a paddock really mate.

Not a hard job once you've done that. Slacken if the wheel nuts. Restore the chain to 1 or before. Install chain. Adjust accordingly.

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i want a blue chain, will be getting one when this one gives up
( the one ive just bought i mean)smile



-- Edited by Firthy on Friday 14th of December 2012 02:51:27 PM

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Thing is i dont have any tools to slacken wheel nuts, suppose i could go to tool shop and get the specific spanner as i wont have one big enough in the house
Need to get a big box( had one full of draper tools but went missing in a house move which is still annoying to this day )

also i dont have a paddock stand do you NEED one?

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Not really. Just handy.

Gotta have tools. Saves you £££ in the long run. Better off having semi decent ones as well. Cheap ones do more damage than good.

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Also check the number of links on the box coz It should be 134 links for a dtr and sometimes you have to chop the chain down first ,hope this helps

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Cheers mate. 134 links. That's useful

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got this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400341283154?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619
says 134 links so should be fine :)

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One part of the ad says its pitch is 428 but another part says its 520 pitch

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i know i thought that after buying but i messaged him before i bought it and he said yeah itll fit yours so lets hope it does haha

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Lol.

I need 520 x ring.

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I can't imagine it staying blue for long though.

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RK-Heavy-Duty-Trick-Neon-Blue-Chain-YZ-YZF-125-250-450-/400337757209?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5d35fd6419

like that;

and neither can i but itll look smart haha

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What looks smart is the fat off 520 chain matey. That's what you want.

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do they last longer too?

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Much

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may consider getting one of them after then

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You'll need the 520 sprockets as well

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